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Manussa

Art You Can Wear

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From painting to clothes

Where fashion and art are experienced as one.

Art is traditionally seen and admired from a distance, rarely worn. At Manussa, we blur that boundary.

We transfer emotion, texture and structure from the canvas to the cloth. Every garment and stitch carries an origin, an intention and a story, realised in fabric — through hand-painting, textile printing, hand embroidery and appliqué, each finished by hand. Our 2026 collections are developed under a single concept — Inspiration from Paintings — in collaboration with celebrated Myanmar artists.

  • Hand-painting
  • Textile printing
  • Hand embroidery
  • Beading
  • Appliqué
  • Couching
  • Tailoring
Three looks from The Hope Collection photographed in front of the paintings that inspired them
Detail of the hand-painted drip motif, worked across the shoulder by hand

2026 — Inspiration from Paintings

The Collections

Five collections, each born from a painting — limited-edition art pieces and everyday ready-to-wear, all made to be worn.

A hand-painted capelet over a black column gown from The Hope Collection

“The Hell”

The Hope Collection

Molten emotion, made wearable.

Our debut. Rather than resist life's chaos and its darker side, it melts the darkness down and lets it flow — finding, in the specks of light within, a quiet hope. Cascading hand-painted “drip” motifs are worked across capes and shoulders, each finished by hand.

  • Inspired by “The Hell” · Zaw Win Pe
  • Designed by Katherine Paing
  • Hand-painting by Win Min Than
  • Detail of the hand-painted drip motif and beading across the shoulder of the capelet
  • The painted corset bodice from The Hope Collection, worn
  • The painted corset bodice on the stand, showing the petal peplum
  • The column gown on the stand, hand-finished at the hem
  • Three looks from The Hope Collection in front of the paintings they came from
Three models in blue patchwork jackets from New Traditional, in a room with an antique globe

Traditional Myanmar textiles

New Traditional

Heritage, rewritten as one language.

Heritage cloth, reworn. New Traditional reframes how traditional dress is worn — versatile, chic and weatherproof — challenging the divide between men's and women's dress with a single, genderless language of patchwork.

  • Traditional Myanmar textiles
  • Genderless collection
  • Jackets & scarves
  • A blue patchwork jacket from New Traditional, worn open
  • New Traditional photographed from the front, three looks together
  • A patchwork coat and scarf from New Traditional, seated
Models in black and red from Crimson Drive, standing before the red-line painting

“Red Strings”

Crimson Drive

Crimson energy, surging over the dark.

A collection about momentum — the will to push through the dark toward the things we reach for. Bold crimson lines run over black and white, echoing an eagle that fearlessly faces the storm in search of freedom.

  • Inspired by “Red Strings” · Zaw Win Pe
  • Designed by Katherine Paing
  • Three looks from Crimson Drive in black with crimson detailing
  • The men's look from Crimson Drive, with a crimson panel
Two models in indigo denim from Myanmar's Essence, at a pool table

Contemporary denim

Myanmar's Essence

Denim is timeless. Art is priceless.

Denim — the most modern of textiles — in conversation with heritage pattern and fine art. Panels of traditional textile are pieced with golden thread, finished with the signature melting paintwork spilling from bold, open black stitching.

  • Contemporary denim
  • Traditional textile & golden thread
  • Ready-to-wear
  • A white denim coat from Myanmar's Essence, worn beside a vintage car
  • The printed peplum with white trousers, on the steps
  • The printed peplum from Myanmar's Essence, photographed indoors
  • White denim from Myanmar's Essence beside a vintage car at night
  • Two white denim looks from Myanmar's Essence at the car
  • The white denim jacket, showing the melting paintwork at the shoulder
  • The white denim coat from Myanmar's Essence, worn open
The Inner Faces jacket, front — stitched face line art at the chest with layered sleeves

“Hidden Layers”

Inner Faces

Elegant yet Powerful.

A limited edition that looks beneath the surface of a person — the calm we show the world, and the layered feelings within. A stitched face line-art focal point sits at the chest, while layered sleeves and a solid-black skirt hold the darkness in elegant, powerful form.

  • Inspired by “Hidden Layers” · Zaw Win Pe
  • Designed by Pan Ywal Oo
  • The Inner Faces jacket from the side, showing the layered sleeve
  • The Inner Faces jacket from behind, showing the layered sleeve construction

The Art Behind the Cloth

In collaboration with Myanmar's artists.

We work hand in hand with local painters and artisans to open a space where art is not only admired, but worn. Our collections begin on canvas — including works by the celebrated Myanmar artist Zaw Win Pe — and are translated, stitch by stitch, into cloth. From the molten surface of “The Hell” to the red currents of “Red Strings” and the tangled figures of “Hidden Layers,” each painting brings its own emotion into the wardrobe.

  • Zaw Win Pe
  • Win Min Than

Manussa Design Team

Katherine PaingPan Ywal OoEi Ko Zin LattKaySa Thaw Zin HtutSandi Zaw Lwin

Looks from The Hope Collection shown in front of the paintings they came from
Crimson Drive photographed against the red-line painting

The House

Founded on a shared pursuit of creation.

Manussa was founded by three partners drawn from different worlds — art, design and industry — bound by a single purpose: to craft contemporary designs that honour Myanmar's traditional textiles and hand-worked craft.

A cream lace gown with coral thread-work and beading worked across the bodice

  • Chit Su Mon

    Art Collector / Managing Director

    Brings the eye of the gallery to the atelier — the artistic vision behind each collection.

  • Katherine Paing

    Designer / Creative Director

    Leads design and tailoring, translating art and heritage into refined, contemporary silhouettes.

  • Khin Seinn Nyet Thu

    Operations Director

    From a hospitality background, she leads operations and the high-end customer journey.

Enquiries

The 2026 collections were shown in Paris.

Manussa exhibited at Texworld Paris this September. For stockist and press enquiries, please write to us.

Texworld Paris — Apparel Sourcing

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